Beach or like rocking chair



Oct. 9, 1951 v. T. O'CONNOR 2,570,842

BEACH 0R LIKE ROCKING CHAIR 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed June 24, 1950 Oct. 9, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 24, 1950 %mey Patented Oct. 9, 1 951 OFFICE 2,570,842 BEACH ORLIKEROCK ING CHAIR Vincent OConiior, Revere, Mass. Application June 24, 1950, Serial No. 170,189

. 1 My present invention relates to chairs for beach or like use and its objective is to provide a chair structure that combines lightness and strength with adaptability for use on sand, is

adapted for ease and convenience in carrying it,

and has a storage space for such articles as towels, magazines, and lunches, that are to be used at the beach. I

In accordance with my invention, I provide a chair consisting of a pair of rockers rigidly interconnected by seat establishing means and a back pivotally connected to the rear rocker ends to be raised from a first position in which it is closed against the means into a predetermined position of use. A fabric bottom is connected to the rockers to provide a load supporting surface of adequate area to prevent the rockers from becoming embedded in soft-sand,

In practice, the rockers are of substantial height and the seat establishing means are attached directly to their upper surface. The fabric bottom is attached to the bottom surfaces and front ends of the rockers to define with the seat establishing means, a-storage compartment of substantial capacity open at the rear end of the chair. The rockers have upright portions at their rear ends through which extends a transverse back supporting pivot which also serves as a carrying handle for the chair adjacent the open end of the compartment.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown an illustrative embodiment of my invention from which these and other of its novel features and advantages will be readily apparent.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my chair set up for use,

Fig. 2 is a like view of the chair inverted so that its base is presented as a head rest,

Fig. 3 is a view, in perspective of the chair when collapsed and positioned to be carried,

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through the chair when collapsed, and

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the chair when set up for use.

The chair shown in the drawings consists of a base and a back, generally indicated at I and II with the back being 'pivotally connected to the base as by the transverse pivot I2.

I have shown the base III as consisting of a pair of rockers I3 which are of substantial height. Each of the rockers I3 includes an upright portion I4 at its rear end through which the back attaching pivot I2 extends. The rockers I3 are rigidly interconnected by seat estab- 6 Claims. (01. 155-75) lishing means shown as slats I secured to the upper surfaces of the rockers I3 and, preferably, the upper edge of each rocker is slightly concave to ensure that the thus established seat is comfortable. In accordance with my invention, I complete the base by securing a fabric bottom I6 to the bottom of the rockers I3, and, for reasons that will subsequently be apparent, also to the front ends thereof. For this purpose, I have found duck a satisfactory material but prefer that it be protected by wear strips I! which may simply be strips of woven belting. In practice, the foremost slat I5 is flush with the front ends of the rockers I3 and the fabric bottom I6 is also secured thereto.

While the back II may be of any type, I have shown it as consisting of a pair of arms I8 interconnected by the spaced slats I9. The arms I8 are of substantially the same over-all length as the rockers I3 and each of them is shown as being carried by the pivot I2, which may be a dowel, so that when the back II is in its first position, shown in Figs. 3 and 4, in which it is closed against the base III, the ends of the arms I8 are flush with the ends of the rockers I3 and the arms I8 are also flush with the upper edge of the rocker portions I4.

As 'will be apparent from Fig. 5, when the back is raised, the extremities 20 of the arms I8 engage the rearmost slat I5 which functions as a stop to hold the back II against further rearward movement from the slightly rearwardly inclined raised position shown in Figs. 1 and 5. The front edges 2| of the rocker portions I4 are forwardly and downwardly inclined to be fiush with adjacent portions of the arms I8 when the back II is raised.

The importance of the fabric bottom I6 will be readily appreciated by considering the chair as set up for use on a beach where it seems to establish a load supporting surface of sufficient area to prevent the rockers I3 from becoming embedded in the sand without interfering with their use.

Another advantage of the fabric bottom I6 is that when the chair is inverted to establish the position shown in Fig. 2, the fabric bottom 20 is disposed to provide, comfortable support for a persons head and shoulders.

While the back I I, the rockers I3, and the seat establishing means may be made of wood, metal, or plastic, one of the features of chairs made in accordance with my invention is that they are adapted to combine strength with low cost production, lightness in weight, and, when col-.-

- 3 lapsed to be readily carried by the pivot l2 which provides a convenient handle.

A further advantage of my invention is that the rockers l3, the bottom l6, and the seat establishing means define a compartment 22, open at the rear of the chair, in which may be stored for use or for convenience in carrying these articles of which towels, magazines, and lunches are but examples so that beach chairs in accordance with my invention are well adapted to meet many requirements of those who wish to enjoy the beach for more than a swim.

What I therefore claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A beach chair comprising a pair of rockers, seat establishing means rockers, a back connected tosaid rockers ad.- jacent their rear ends, and a fabric bottom secured to the bottom of said rockers. to; establish a taut load supporting surface to prevent sai ir ckersl mmi bec m n em d e in h andr.

Zr'AV each,ci ai cprac isine va pa r of kers each of which in 1 des anupi-ight portion at its r artend, seat establishin means. ter nn cti g s i ro lser r b ck; mea shpivotall connecting said ba l tn aidrccker edi ions 59 ha it ma boelpivoted from a first position against said mea s rearwa dly into. arraised position. a a hricrbotlicm sec red o s id k r to e tablish, a; load supporting surface to prevent saidwcckers from. becomin m dd in h sand;

.3. Abeachchairvcamnrisin a p i o r ck rs seat establishing means interconnecting said rockers, a. back connected to said rockers adiiacenttheir. rear ends, a fabric bottom secured interconnecting said the upper surfaces of said rockers to interconnect them, a back including a pair of arms, a transverse pivot between said rocker portions supporting said arms so that it may be pivoted from a first position against said means rear- Wardly into a raised position, said arms including portions engage-able with the rear edge of said means in said raised position, said transverse pivot constituting a carrying handle for said chair when said bacigisin. said first position; anda' fabric bottom secured-to the bottom and front surfaces of said rockers to establish a-load supporting surface to prevent said rockers fromhbecoming. embedded in the sand and defining with said'rockers and said seat establishing means alcarrying compartment when said chair is eld b said p v 5'. The chairof claim 4 in which the arms are of: substantially the same length and in the first position of the back, the rear end of each ar -is fl11. w th the ea en 9 a. ock p iienar d t ie S i er de f h rea d on is with the. upperl edge of that rocker pore tion..

GVThe. chair of i claim 4' in which the front edge of..eacl uprig ritrocker portion is forwardly and downwardly inclined I and the arms are flush with those edges in the raisedfposi'tioniof the back..

VINCENTTI OCONNO'R'.

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